Loading ...Dave Williams gave the Mets another good start last night, going 7 innings, allowing 3 runs, walking 1 and striking out 5.
In three starts with the Mets, his ERA is 3.79 and his WHIP is 1.26.
The Mets sent him back to AAA after last night’s game.
Can anyone give me a logical explanation why the Reds gave him to the Mets for nothing, rather than sending him to Louisville and/or putting him on the DL?
That is something I want someone to ask Krivsky this off-season. I’ve never heard an explanation. Other than the burning desire to acquire Robert Manuel.
Look at those numbers. He’s a right-handed Eric Milton. On pace for 30 BB, 40 HR in a 200 IP season. My advice would be to “waste one” every now and again.
I saw this guy pitch for the Dragons…he’s terrible and, IMO, was promoted for the simple reason of justifying this deal.
I’ll never understand this one. There is lots about which Krivsky deserves to be praised. Just giving away Williams — a young pitcher who had demonstrated major league success — rather than demoting him or giving him an MRI was complete insanity.
Pitchers that are Williams’ age and have put up numbers like he has in the past don’t just fall off the earth (unless they are Steve Blass or Rick Ankiel). It was reasonable to think Williams might have been hurt…and he had options!
I complained about it then, and I still don’t understand it. Made no sense.
In case you haven’t heard, Dave Williams has comproming photos of Wayne Krivsky and said send me to a first place team or else. I’ve seen them. I think they were photoshopped (if not, props to wayne), but it worked.
i.e. compromising pics: Sooooo…THAT’S what he meant about “veterans who know how to play the game”….and all this time I thought he was talking about baseball….The light has finally come on.
Maybe Jason Johnson can be our answer to Dave Williams.
Okay, okay, nevermind.
The key words there are “three starts.” The least of the Reds’ worries ought to be letting chaff like Dave Williams go. Folks should long for the day when they don’t pine after never will-bes like Williams.
Ya know, Dave Williams stunk in Cincy, so it makes sense that he’d go to another team and be successful. That crap’s been happening to the Reds for years.
I mean, look at Chris Hammond. His mostly successful career is bookended by long stints of suckitude in Cincinnati.
Rick White stunk here. Now he’s serviceable in Philly. Todd Jones was mediocre. Now he’s the Tigers’ closer.
Keeping Dave Williams around might not have been the best policy, but at least option the guy out instead of making fans sit through the likes of Joe Mays, Chris Michalak, and now Jason Johnson. Bad, bad, bad move on Krivsky’s part. It’s like the organization has reverted to the Jimmy Anderson and Dan Serafini days — rooting through the Mexican league dregs for someone, anyone, who can get guys out, rather than, you know, paying for a good rotation. Makes no sense, but fans keep playing along.